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      10 August

      Missile attack near Ukrainian nuke plant kills 11

      Kiev: At least 11 people were killed in missile attacks overnight in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region not far from the Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, the local military said on Wednesday. “A tragic night in the Nikopol area the Russian army killed 11 people and injured 13,” the head of the Dnipropetrovsk military administration Valentyn Reznichenko said in a Telegram post. Both of the affected areas are on the opposite bank of the Dnipro River to the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, which has been shelled several times in recent days, reports dpa news agency. The small town of Marhanets was worst hit, with 20 multi-storey buildings damaged including two schools, a dormitory and a cultural centre, Reznichenko said. Ten people were killed in the…

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    • 10 August

      Key al-Aqsa Brigades member killed in West Bank raid: Israel

      Tel Aviv: Authorities in Israel on Tuesday said that a leading member of the al-Aqsa Brigades — the military arm of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement — during a military operation in the West Bank. Ibrahim al-Nablusi was responsible for a series of attacks on Israeli soldiers in the area, dpa news agency quoted the Israeli domestic intelligence service Shin Bet and the military as saying in a joint statement. During the attempted arrest, explosive devices and other weapons were found. The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed the death of al-Nablusi and two other people. About 40 people were injured by gunshots during the operation. It is feared that the killing of al-Nablusi could lead to further confrontations. After three…

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    • 10 August

      Israel records highest monthly tourist arrivals since Covid outbreak

      Tel Aviv: Israel registered 249,900 tourists arrivals in July, the highest monthly record since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics said. Israel has logged a total of 1.26 million foreign tourists since the beginning of 2022, about eight times higher than the 156,200 tourists in the January-July period last year, reports Xinhua news agency. However, the monthly number is still behind the pre-pandemic level seen in February 2020, when some 343,800 tourists arrived in Israel. Israel reopened international tourists in November 2021, allowing the entry of vaccinated and recovered tourists, and in March, the entry of non-vaccinated ones. The number of Israelis who went abroad in July reached more than one million,…

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    • 10 August

      Gulf-India: Air India Independence Day offer; know one-way fare cost

      India’s flag carrier, Air India is celebrating India’s Independence Day by offering One India One fare from GCC countries for passengers travelling to India. The airline offers attractive one-way fares from all GCC countries— UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia to India on all direct flights to any destination in India. Know Independence Day Special offer validity Sales Validity— August 8 and 21, 2022Travel validity up to October 15, 2022 Passengers are allowed 35 kg as check-in baggage and 5 kg of free baggage allowance on all tickets sold during the travel promotion period until October 15, 2022. Limited seats, available under the scheme, would be offered to the passengers on first come first serve basis. For the first time,…

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    • 10 August

      India voices support for diplomatic efforts towards Gaza ceasefire

      United Nations: India has voiced support for diplomatic efforts of the UN as well as Egypt that led to a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza and urged all parties to de-escalate the situation to ensure it does not spiral out of control. “After a year of relative calm, tensions have risen again in Gaza. It is a matter of grave concern that the violence has not completely subsided despite hectic diplomatic parleys, development initiatives and efforts by the international community to hold the fragile ceasefire negotiated last May,” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj said. Speaking here on Monday at the UN Security Council open meeting on the situation in Gaza, she said the latest…

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    • 10 August

      Jill Biden helps National Geographic promote national parks

      Washington: Jill Biden is helping National Geographic promote its upcoming documentary series on U.S. national parks. The first lady introduces each installment of “America’s National Parks,” a five-night series scheduled for broadcast on consecutive nights beginning Aug. 29. She introduces the series from the Grand Canyon and encourages people to visit. “America’s national parks are full of unrivaled beauty, geological wonders, cultural history and amazing wildlife,” she says in a video clip released Tuesday as National Geographic announced the series and her participation in the project. “Each national park connects people to a piece of the American story, who we are and where we came from,” the first lady says. “With more than 400 national park sites, there are so many…

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    • 9 August

      Saudi calls pilgrims for Umrah as Muharram witnesses lesser crowd

      Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Sunday urged those wishing to perform Umrah during the current month of Muharram, noting that the Grand Mosque in Makkah, where the smaller pilgrimage is held, is not crowded. The Kingdom’s Ministry of Haj and Umrah posted on its Twitter images of the ritual circumambulation of the Holy Kaaba in the mosque showing the courtyard less crowded with the faithful in different times. صور للطواف اليوم؛ في أوقات مختلفة، من أراد أداء العمرة في شهر محرّم، فالحرم غير مزدحم.#مكة_والمدينة_في_انتظاركم_بشوق pic.twitter.com/YT8EiFCFsl— وزارة الحج والعمرة (@HajMinistry) August 6, 2022 On August 7, Saudi Arabia said that there is no maximum limit for overseas Muslims who wish to perform Umrah during the year. The Ministry of Haj and…

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    • 9 August

      Dozens killed, homes destroyed in outcome of Israeli aggression on Gaza

      The ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, between the Israeli occupation and the Islamic Jihad movement under Egyptian auspices, entered into force at 8:30 pm GMT Sunday evening. The aggression, which lasted for three days, caused loss of life and property, as well as homes and agricultural lands in the strip. Over the course of the three days, the Israeli occupation army launched raids on the Gaza Strip, as part of a military operation that started on Friday afternoon, August 5. The occupation began the aggression, with the assassination of the commander in the Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad movement, Tayseer Al-Jabari, who was in an apartment inside a tower in Gaza City, which included residential apartments and the…

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    • 9 August

      Watch: Karachi security guard kicks pregnant woman, incident caught on CCTV

      Karachi: Pakistan, which has topped all charts when it comes to the ill-treatment of women, is now catching eyeballs for a shameful act where a security guard kicked a pregnant woman outside an apartment building, media reports said. The gruesome act was captured in Closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera footage. The police arrested the security guard however it reveals that the safety and security of women is a fantasy in Pakistan. The disgraceful guard was seen kicking the woman with his boots brutely so much so that she laid unconscious outside the building. Closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera footage of the incident shows the security guard arguing with the woman just before slapping her. The woman fell to the ground and kept trying…

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    • 9 August

      Greek PM denies involvement in phone tapping scandal

      Athens: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has denied involvement in a scandal related to the tapping of an opposition leader’s phone by the country’s National Intelligence Service (EYP) over several months. “What was done, may have been legal, but it was wrong. I knew nothing about it, and obviously I would never have approved anything like this,” he said in a statement on Monday. Mitsotakis added that if he had been aware of these activities, he would not have allowed them. Nikos Androulakis, head of the social-democratic opposition PASOK party and a member of the European Parliament, has laid a charge against persons unknown relating to the phone tap. The investigations have revealed that his mobile phone had for months been…

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